Agency Partner

Smartly is seeking a highly driven, results-oriented Agency Partner to lead the charge in acquiring and growing end-client business within agency networks. You’ll work at the cutting edge of the fast-paced digital advertising industry, which allows you to learn fast about growing and nurturing your own target agencies, managing customer relationships with leading advertisers, and scaling the operations of an ambitious growing company.

As an Agency Partner at Smartly, you will put your consultative instincts to use, and fuel your drive for accelerating existing business growth. Lead and expand your influence across key agency accounts, offering innovative solutions as a pioneer of the digital marketing industry. This role is designed for a sales "hunter"—someone who thrives in building a book of business within our key agency relationships shortens sales cycles, and knows how to convert relationships into long-term partnerships. You’ll operate at the forefront of digital advertising, driving consultative, high-impact conversations that connect Smartly’s solutions with measurable outcomes for advertisers.

As the Agency Partner at Smartly, you will...

• Hunt and close new business: Proactively identify and pursue new end-client opportunities through your agency network. Lead from the front in building a robust pipeline and closing deals.
• Own and grow a book of business: Take full ownership of a portfolio of agency accounts—driving commercial growth, accelerating client adoption, and expanding into new lines of business.
• Lead strategic sales cycles: Craft and execute on strategic sales plans. Collaborate with internal teams to deliver best-in-class pitches, demos, and proposals.
• Build C-level relationships: Establish trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders across the Big 6 and top independent agencies. Become a go-to consultative expert for media strategy and platform innovation.
• Drive revenue impact: Manage forecasting, target-setting, and opportunity tracking via Salesforce. Consistently hit and exceed quarterly revenue and growth targets.
• Deliver value-based solutions: Understand agency and client pain points deeply and map Smartly’s solutions to their specific business outcomes.
• Collaborate to win: Partner cross-functionally with Customer Success, Product, Marketing, and Operations to ensure the seamless delivery and ongoing success of each account.
• Be visible in the market: Represent Smartly at industry events, conferences, and key meetings to increase our visibility and capture demand.

 We're definitely looking for you, if you...

• Bring 7-10 years of experience from media agencies, ad tech, or SaaS platforms—or a combination of these. 
• Have proven experience in selling complex technology solutions to enterprise clients.
• Understand the agency landscape. A strong network across Big 6 holding companies or large independent agencies is a plus
• Are a skilled communicator and strategic thinker, able to engage both C-level decision-makers, day-to-day account leads and media practitioners
• Have record of meeting and exceeding quota consistently. You’re driven by sales, relationship building, account expansion, and helping your partners achieve their business targets and marketing goals
• Invested in learning about Smartly’s suite of products, to effectively sell up to the C-suite or down to end-users as needed
• Ability to collaborate closely with internal cross-functional teams (product, marketing, engineering, customer success, etc.) 
• Are able and willing to travel for meetings, conferences, and industry events

Perks and Benefits...

• Five weeks paid time off (PTO), 11 company-paid holidays, unlimited sick days
• Generous healthcare packages & mental health benefits
• Monthly wellness benefit and learning reimbursement opportunities 
• 401K plus matching & equity grants for all new Smartlies
• Volunteer time off days & company donation matching opportunities 
• Choice of computer (MAC or PC)
• And so much more…

The base pay range for this position is as mentioned below per year, plus annual bonus. We take into consideration an individual’s background, expertise, and experience in determining final salary. In addition to annual salary, Smartly.io’s total rewards provide employees with stock options, medical/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings benefits, parental leave, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, life insurance and disability benefits. To learn more visit https://www.smartly.io/careers#our-benefits. This information is provided in accordance with applicable law. Base pay information is based on market location.  Salary in USD: $120,000 - $160,000

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About Smartly

Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers.

Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.

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